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It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1970, chapter 462; in 1992, chapter 329; in 1993, chapter 641.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54119,"section_number":"24.2-669","catch_line":"Clerk to keep ballots; inspection; destruction","order_by":null,"url":"\/24.2-669\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":188781,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76981,"identifier":"24.2-672","token":"24.2\/6\/4\/24.2-672","url":"\/24.2-672\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/24.2-672\/","token":"24.2\/6\/4\/24.2-672","dublin_core":{"Title":"Electoral board to correct irregularities in returns of officers of election","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 24.2-672","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>While ascertaining the results of an <span class=\"dictionary\">election<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">electoral board<\/span> may find that there are irregularities or informalities in the returns of the officers of <span class=\"dictionary\">election<\/span> which can be cured by amending or correcting the returns. Then the board immediately shall summon, to appear before the board on the date of the <span class=\"dictionary\">summons<\/span> or the next date thereafter, the officers of <span class=\"dictionary\">elections<\/span> required to <span class=\"dictionary\">amend<\/span> the returns so that the same may conform to the <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">summons<\/span> may be executed by any person authorized by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> to serve summonses for witnesses.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELECTORAL BOARD TO CORRECT IRREGULARITIES IN RETURNS OF OFFICERS OF ELECTION (\u00a7\n24.2-672)\n\nWhile ascertaining the results of an election, the electoral board may find that\nthere are irregularities or informalities in the returns of the officers of\nelection which can be cured by amending or correcting the returns. Then the\nboard immediately shall summon, to appear before the board on the date of the\nsummons or the next date thereafter, the officers of elections required to amend\nthe returns so that the same may conform to the law. The summons may be executed\nby any person authorized by law to serve summonses for witnesses.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 24-275; 1970, c. 462, \u00a7 24.1-147; 1992, c. 329; 1993, c.\n641.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}